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Henning Wehn

Henning has a word of warning for those who don't arrive on time in Germany.

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Anonymous, Moscow, Russia2011-05-25

What a great idea! Well-done, BBC! Well-done, Mr. Wehn!

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Jane2011-04-08

Interesting...i am a beginner for learning German.

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DAS, Germany2011-02-15

It is true that there is no real equivalent of a.m. / p.m. in the German language though it is nevertheless pretty common to say things like "halb zwei" instead of "dreizehn Uhr dreißig". I'd even say that the 12-hour-clock is used more often.

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Anonymous2011-02-11

Very Interesting

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Jim Murdoch, Holmfirth2010-12-07

Klasse! Nice one Henning.

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Frau Lehrerin2010-10-11

Just used this clip yet again with one of my German classes. Thank goodness for Henning Wehn.

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joy, botolan, zambales2010-04-10

Hehehhe I think he would be a good teacher, I would like him to come to my country to teach German. Das is gut, genau, tschüss!

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Hillary, Philippines2010-03-21

What's up with the inverted halves? Haha, amusing lesson. :D

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Peter Hill, Rawdon, Leeds2010-01-02

Very droll

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